Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 2,264 people live in this town, in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is health (A+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,667/m² costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. Jobs & income is a strength too (B+) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and C+ for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Salles, in Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais, 1.7 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Rhône is 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 93 deaths in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 149: 37% below. There are 2 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, lower than Rhône’s towns (41%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières has a median age of 40.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,680 a year per consumption unit, below Rhône’s towns (€30,220) but above compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment is 6.4%. Public transport took 3.7% of Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières’ working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,667/m²: 58 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 86% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,756/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bois FrancNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 92%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières | 2,264 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 4,677 | 3.3 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Arnas | 4,601 | 4.4 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 14,016 | 5.2 | C | C | C+ | C |
| Gleizé | 8,035 | 5.3 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône Ain | 3,799 | 5.4 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Fareins Ain | 2,533 | 5.9 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,667/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières is a commune of 2,264 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.